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Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/22/2016
Intersection Rock's south face.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/22/2016
Climbers take in the view atop Intersection Rock's North Overhang.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/22/2016
A full view of Intersection Rock's north face.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
Pinto Basin, Joshua Tree National Park, where night skies erupt with stars.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Exploring an arch at night along the Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/24/2015
View of skies ripe for stars at South Fork Canyon from South Fork Campground.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/24/2015
View of the open skies south of South Fork Canyon from Sycamore Flat Campground.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/19/2015
Redondo Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/19/2015
Manhattan Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/25/2016
Looking north over Leucadia State Beach/Beacon's.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/25/2016
The break at Leucadia State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/22/2016
Generally user-friendly waves at Tourmaline Surfing Park break along a reef on the north end.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
12/18/2014
Surfer at sunset at Ocean Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/01/2015
Surfing along Sunset Cliffs.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/01/2015
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.
Matt Hanson
Photo Date:
06/08/2012
Natural Bridges State Beach claims to be a layover for migratory monarch butterflies.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/02/2015
San Clemente State Beach.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date:
01/16/2015
Kelp beds, which are attractive to passing gray whales, on the way toward the La Jolla Sea caves.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/29/2015
Whale Overlook at Cabrillo National Monument.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Little Hebe Crater, whose skies promise to fill with stars at nightfall.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/03/2014
Illuminating the canyon walls at Mosaic Canyon.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/03/2014
Walking the serpentine Mosaic Canyon Trail at night.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
Middle and West Anacapa from Inspiration Point.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/04/2014
Exploring the Aguereberry Camp, and the stars, at night.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/29/2014
Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) stand apart in Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
02/27/2014
The off season is a great season to see General Sherman.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/09/2016
Cooper Canyon Falls, pre-rain.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/16/2015
View of downtown Hollywood and Los Angeles from Cloud's Rest, Runyon Canyon Park. Smog clears with the sky after a winter rain.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/03/2016
The Narrows section of the canyon near the Bridge to Nowhere is full of scenic small waterfalls.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date:
05/19/2014
Newport Beach from Balboa Pier.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/19/2015
View of Cabrillo Beach looking east toward Long Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/17/2015
Paradise Cove Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/16/2015
Sunset at El Matador State Beach.